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Rıza Kayaalp

Rıza Kayaalp (pronounced [ɾɯˈza kajaˈaɫp]; born 10 October 1989) is a five time world champion and twelve time European champion Turkish wrestler competing in the 130 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling.[1][2] He won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won bronze medals at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is a graduate of the Aksaray University Physical Education and Sports Academy and studies his master's degree at Bozok University.[3]

Rıza Kayaalp
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 (age 34)
Yozgat, Turkey
Home townAnkara, Turkey
EducationPhysical education
Alma materBozok University
Aksaray University
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubAnkara ASKI Sports Club
Turned pro2007–present
Coached bySalih Bora, Akif Canbaş
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1 (2022)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 2
World Championships 5 3 2
European Championships 12 2 0
European Games 1 0 0
Mediterranean Games 2 0 0
Military World Games 1 0 0
World Cup 2 1 0
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan 8 0 2
Other 20 2 1
Total 51 9 7
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 130 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Las Vegas 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paris 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nur-Sultan 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Budapest 120 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tashkent 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Herning 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow 120 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Baku 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Belgrad 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tbilisi 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Vantaa 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Riga 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Novi Sad 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kaspiysk 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Warsaw 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Dortmund 120 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Bucharest 130 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 130 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan 130 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin 120 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Minsk 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Saransk 120 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Yerevan 120 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan
Gold medal – first place 2009 Istanbul 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Istanbul 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Istanbul 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Istanbul 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Istanbul 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Istanbul 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Istanbul 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Istanbul 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Istanbul 130 kg
Golden Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2008 Baku 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Baku 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Szombathely 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Baku 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Szombathely 130 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2016 Dortmund 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Zagreb 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rome 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 130 kg
FILA Test Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2011 London 120 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sofia 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Sofia 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Sofia 130 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 120 kg
World University Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Torino 120 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Istanbul 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ankara 120 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Beijing 120 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tiflis 120 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Szombathely 96 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Belgrad 120 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tirana 100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Istanbul 100 kg

Wrestling career edit

Kayaalp won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling (120 kg division) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.[4] He is also a world champion, beating Mijaín López on the finals of the 2011 World Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

Kayaalp qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics,[5] where he won bronze medal at Greco-Roman style in 120 kg.

He was the flag bearer of Turkey at the opening ceremony of the 2013 Mediterranean Games,[6] where he won the gold medal in the 120 kg division by beating Radhwen Chebbi of Tunisia 2–0.[7]

At the 2013 European Wrestling Championships, Riza Kayaalp won a gold medal in the 120 kg division.[8]

At the European Wrestling Championship in 2014, Kayaalp won a gold medal.[9]

At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships, Kayaalp received a silver medal after losing to Mijain Lopez 2–0 in the final of the 130 kg Greco-Roman style division.[10]

At the 2016 European Wrestling Championships, Kayaalp won a gold medal.[11]

Kayaalp once again lost against his Cuban rival Mijain Lopez at the Rio de Janeiro Games. The Cuban, who lost to Kayaalp in last year's world finals, scored in only 15 seconds to essentially seal the match.[12] He competed at the Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg, winning the silver medal.[13]

Kayaalp won a gold medal, the seventh of his career, at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Serbia[14]

Kayaalp bagged the gold medal at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris. Competing in the 130 kg (286 pounds) Greco-Roman category, Kayaalp defeated his Estonian rival Heiki Nabi to become the world wrestling champion.[15]

Kayaalp has won the gold medal at the European Wrestling Championships in Kaspiysk in Russia's northern Caucasus Republic of Dagestan. Competing in the 130 kg category, Kayaalp defeated Russian opponent Vitalii Shchur by a 2–1 score. The victory marked Kayaalp's eighth European title – seven are consecutive – equalizing another Turkish wrestling legend Hamza Yerlikaya's record.[16]

Kayaalp became the European wrestling champion for the ninth time in the 2019 championships held in Bucharest, Romania. After defeating his Georgian rival, Iakobi Kajaia 3:0 in the finals, Kayaalp took the gold medal to become the 2019 champion in 130 kilogram category. Winning his ninth title, Kayaalp became the most decorated Turkish wrestlers in European tournaments.[17]

Kayaalp clinched gold at 2019 World Wrestling Championships. With a 3–1 win over Oscar Pino Hinds, Kayaalp became the first Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler to have won four world titles. With his latest title Kayaalp also surpassed wrestling greats Hamza Yerlikaya and Selçuk Çebi, who have three titles in Greco-Roman wrestling each. He also equalized Hüseyin Akbaş's record in freestyle wrestling.[18]

Kayaalp won another gold by beating his Estonian rival Heiki Nabi 3–1 in the Greco-Roman 130 kilos in China, at the International Military Sports Council (CISM) World Games, an Olympic event where soldiers compete.[19]

Kayaalp was chosen as the 2020 Athlete of the Year at the 66th Gillette Milliyet Athlete of the Year awards.[20]

Kayaalp clinched his 10th European wrestling title by beating Georgia's Iakobi Kajaia 3–1 in the Greco-Roman 130 kg final.[21] Kayaalp had to wait until the final match of the day to claim his historic title. In the final, he faced Iakobi Kajaia from Georgia, the same wrestler he had defeated to win the 2019 European title. Kayaalp won the final 3–1 after scoring a takedown and one point for Kajaia's passivity. He gave up a point for his own inactivity in the second round.[22]

Rıza Kayaalp defeated Iran's Amin Mirzazadeh to win his third Olympic medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[23]

In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament, the first United World Wrestling Ranking Series event of the year, held in Istanbul, Turkey.[24] He won the gold medal in the men's 130 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Kayaalp claimed a 4–0 victory over Danila Sotnikov from Italy in the 130 kg Greco-Roman division in Hungary's capital. Rıza Kayaalp won his eleventh gold medal in the 130 kg Greco-Roman division.[25] He won the gold medal in the men's 130 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022, the third United World Wrestling Ranking Series event of the year, held in Rome, Italy. Kayaalp claimed a 4–0 victory over Sabah Shariati from Azerbaijan in the 130 kg Greco-Roman division.[26] Rıza Kayaalp beats Amin Mirzazadeh of Iran in men's Greco-Roman 130 kg at 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Kayaalp bagged his fifth world championship as he won gold medal in men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at 2011 Istanbul and three golds in men's Greco-Roman 130 kg at 2015 Las Vegas, 2017 Paris and 2019 Nur-Sultan.[27] Kayaalp became the first Turkish wrestler to win the world championship for the 5th time.[28] Kayaalp, said he had been battling a shoulder injury and other ailments over the past two months during his preparation for Belgrade. "Preparing for the World Championships with the injuries was very hard for me, especially in the last training camp it is very important to stay injury free," Kayaalp said. "I knew that the injuries will affect me in the final fight, so I changed my tactic a little bit. My defense is very good and we knew that."[29]

In 2023, Rıza Kayaalp became European Champion for the 12th in Greco-Roman 130 kilogram at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. Kayaalp, 33, defeated Sabah Shariati from Azerbaijan with a 2–1 result to win the gold medal in the Croatian capital Zagreb. He reached the final with 8–0 technical victories over Boris Petrusic of Serbia, Oskar Marvik of Norway and Mantas Knystautas of Lithuania. With this gold, Kayaalp equaled Aleksandr Karelin's record of 12 European gold medals.[30][31]

He won the silver medal in the 130 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[32]

Major results edit

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2024 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
European Championships Warsaw, Poland 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019 World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
European Championships Bucharest, Romania 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
Military World Games Wuhan, China 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2017 World Championships Paris, France 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
European Championships Riga, Latvia 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2015 World Championships Las Vegas, United States 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2014 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
European Championships Vantaa, Finland 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2013 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Greco-Roman 120 kg
European Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Greco-Roman 120 kg
Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 1st Greco-Roman 120 kg
Summer Universiade Kazan, Russia 1st Greco-Roman 120 kg
2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom 3rd Greco-Roman 120 kg
European Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Greco-Roman 120 kg
2011 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st Greco-Roman 120 kg
European Championships Dortmund, Germany 2nd Greco-Roman 120 kg
2010 World Championships Moscow, Russia 3rd Greco-Roman 120 kg
European Championships Azerbaijan, Germany 1st Greco-Roman 120 kg
2009 World Championships Vilnius, Lithuania 3rd Greco-Roman 120 kg
Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 1st Greco-Roman 120 kg

Wrestling record edit

Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
Loss 234–18   Amin Mirzazadeh 2–2 2023-09-22 2023 World Championships     Belgrade
Win 234–17   Meng Lingzhe 3–1 2023-09-21
Win 233–17   Heiki Nabi 9–0 Tech Fall
Win 232–17   Abdellatif Mohamed 7–2
231–17   Dáriusz Vitek Forfeit 2023-07-16 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János   Budapest
231–17   Amir Monjazi Forfeit
Win 231–17   Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu 8–1
Win 230–17   Sabah Shariati 2–1 2023-04-22 2023 European Championships     Zagreb
Win 229–17   Mantas Knystautas 8–0 Tech Fall 2023-04-21
Win 228–17   Oskar Marvik 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 227–17   Boris Petrušić 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 226–17   Amin Mirzazadeh 1–1 2022-09-13 2022 World Championships     Belgrade
Win 225–17   Muminjon Abdullaev 5–3 2022-09-12
Win 224–17   Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 223–17   Oleksandr Chernetskyi 5–1
Win 222–17   Sabah Shariati 4–0 2022-06-22 Matteo Pellicone 2022     Rome
Win 221–17   Oskar Marvik 2–1
Win 220–17   Mantas Knystautas 3–1
Win 219–17   Danila Sotnikov 4–0 2022-04-02 2022 European Championships     Budapest
Win 218–17   Beka Kandelaki 1–1 2022-04-01
Win 217–17   Dáriusz Vitek 6–0
Win 216–17   Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu 9–0 Tech Fall
Win 215–17   Rafal Krajewski 8–0 Tech Fall 2022-02-24 Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan 2022     Istanbul
Loss 214–17   Beka Kandelaki 5–2 Fall
Win 214–16   Anton Savenko 4–1
Win 213–16   Amin Mirzazadeh 7–2 2021-08-02 2020 Summer Olympics     Tokyo
Loss 212–16   Mijaín López 0–2 2021-08-01
Win 212–15   Eduard Popp 6–2
Win 211–15   Mantas Knystautas 5–1
Win 210–15   Iakob Kajaia 3–1 2021-04-19 2021 European Wrestling Championships     Warsaw
Win 209–15   Eduard Popp 5–0 Fall
Win 208–15   Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 207–15   Oleksandr Chernetskyi 10–1 Tech Fall
Win 206–15   Abdellatif Mohamed 7–0 2021-03-04 Matteo Pellicone 2021     Rome
Win 205–15   Zurabi Gedekhauri 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 204–15   Yasmani Acosta 2–0
Win 203–15   Mansur Shadukayev 4–2
Win 202–15   Marko Koscevic 9–0 Tech Fall 2019-10-23 2020 Grand Prix Zagreb Open     Zagreb
Win 201–15   Boban Zivanovic 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 200–15   Ante Milković 9–0 Tech Fall
Loss 199–15   Mykola Kuchmii 1–5 2020-02-10 2020 European Wrestling Championships   Rome
Win 199–14   Adam Varga 6–0
Win 198–14   Heiki Nabi 6–2 2019-10-23 2019 Military World Games     Wuhan
Win 197–14   Oleksandr Chernetskyi 13–0 Tech Fall
Win 196–14   Eduard Popp 8–2
Win 195–14   Amin Mirzazadeh 8–3
Win 194–14   Óscar Pino 3–1 2019-09-14 2019 World Wrestling Championships     Nur-Sultan
Win 193–14   Eduard Popp 4–1
Win 192–14   Iakob Kajaia 5–1
Win 191–14   Meng Lingzhe 4–0
Win 190–14   Yasmani Acosta 4–0
Win 189–14   Iakob Kajaia 3–0 2019-04-12 2019 European Wrestling Championships     Bucharest
Win 188–14   Heiki Nabi 4–0
Win 187–14   Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu 5–0
Win 186–14   Sabah Shariati 5–0
Win 185–14   Ante Milković 5–0 Fall
Loss 184–14   Heiki Nabi 1–2 2018-10-25 2018 World Wrestling Championships   Budapest
Win 184–13   Kiril Grishchenko 5–2 2018-07-20 2018 Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament     Istanbul
Win 183–13   Ioseb Chugoshvili 4–2
Win 182–13   Mykola Kuchmii 6–0
Win 181–13   Arata Sonoda 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 180–13   Vitalii Shchur 2–1 2018-04-30 2018 European Wrestling Championships     Kaspiysk
Win 179–13   Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu 4–0
Win 178–13   Georgi Chugoshvili 5–0
Win 177–13   Bálint Lám 9–0 Tech Fall
Win 176–13   Zviadi Pataridze 5–0 2018-03-22 2018 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament     Sofia
Win 175–13   Constantin Hutuleac 9–0 Tech Fall
Win 174–13   Boban Zivanovic 10–1 Tech Fall
Win 174–12   Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu 9–0 Tech Fall
Win 173–12   Heiki Nabi 2–1 2017-08-21 2017 World Wrestling Championships     Paris
Win 172–12   Óscar Pino 2–1
Win 171–12   Kiryl Hryshchanka 3–1
Win 170–12   Muminjon Abdullaev 2–0
Win 169–12   Bálint Lám 4–3 2017-05-06 2017 European Wrestling Championships     Novi Sad
Win 168–12   Christian John 7–0 Fall
Win 167–12   Levan Arabuli 3–1
Win 166–12   Tamas Soos 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 165–12   Muminjon Abdullaev 9–0 Tech Fall 2017-03-04 2017 Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament     Istanbul
Win 164–12   Miloslav Metodiev 2–1
Win 163–12   Osman Yıldırım 3–0
Win 162–12   Sandro Dikhaminjia 4–1
Loss 161–12   Mijaín López 0–6 2016-08-14 2016 Summer Olympics     Rio de Janeiro
Win 161–11   Eduard Popp 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 160–11   Sabah Shariati 5–0 Fall
Win 159–11   Erwin Caraballo 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 158–11   Vitalii Shchur 8–2 2016-07-02 2016 Grand Prix of Germany     Dortmund
Win 157–11   Eduard Popp 6–0
Win 156–11   Mantas Knystautas 5–2
Win 155–11   Mumindan Abdullaev 5–0
Win 154–11   Oleksandr Chernetskyi 2–2 Fall 2016-03-12 2016 European Wrestling Championships     Riga
Win 153–11   Johan Euren 4–2
Win 152–11   Vitalii Shchur 3–1
Win 151–11   Lyubomir Dimitrov 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 150–11   Mijaín López 1–0 2015-09-07 2015 World Wrestling Championships     Las Vegas
Win 149–11   Sabah Shariati 6–0
Win 148–11   Oleksandr Chernetskyi 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 147–11   Lukas Hörmann 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 146–11   Ioseb Chugoshvili 2–0
Win 145–11   Sabah Shariati 3–1 2015-06-13 2015 European Games     Baku
Win 144–11   Heiki Nabi 7–0
Win 143–11   Sergey Semenov 3–0
Win 142–11   Bálint Lám 2–0 Fall
Win 141–11   Ali Nail Arslan 2–0 2015-04-04 2015 Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament     Istanbul
Win 140–11   Behnam Mehdizadeh 3–0
Win 139–11   Kirill Hryschenko 4–0
Win 138–11   Guram Pherselidze 4–0
Win 137–11   Mindaugas Mizgaitis 6–0
Loss 136–11   Mijaín López 0–2 2014-09-08 2014 World Wrestling Championships     Tashkent
Win 136–10   Lyubomir Dimitrov 4–0 Fall
Win 135–10   Heiki Nabi 4–0
Win 134–10   Balint Lam 4–0
Win 133–10   Lyubomir Dimitrov 9–0 Tech Fall 2014-04-01 2014 European Wrestling Championships     Vantaa
Win 132–10   Vasily Parshin 9–0 Tech Fall
Win 131–10   Mindaugas Mizgaitis 3–3 Fall
Win 130–10   Oleksandr Chernetskyi 2–0
Win 129–10   Atilla Güzel 5–0 2014-02-01 2014 Vehbi Emre Tournament     Istanbul
Win 128–10   Bayram Nigar 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 127–10   Emin Öztürk 2–0
Win 126–10   Miloslav Metodiev 5–0
Win 125–10   Osman Yıldırım 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 124–10   Johan Eurén 5–1 2013-07-15 2013 World Wrestling Championships     Budapest
Win 123–10   Amir Aliakbari 1–4 Disq, Dop.
Win 122–10   Robby Smith 7–0
Win 121–10   Sergey Andrusik 3–0
Win 120–10   Naveen Kumar 4–0 Fall
Win 119–10   Amir Aliakbari 5–1 2013-07-15 World University Games     Kazan
Win 118–10   Nurmakhan Tinaliyev 7–3
Win 117–10   Sergey Andrusik 4–4 Fall
Win 116–10   Abas Abdullaev 2–1
Win 115–10   Nevruz Arabov 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 114–10   Radhouane Chebbi 8–0 Tech Fall 2013-06-20 2013 Mediterranean Games     Mersin
Win 113–10   Mohamed Mohamed 7–1
Win 112–10   Nikolaos Leon 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 111–10   Evgeni Orlov 3–0 2013-03-19 European Championship     Tbilisi
Win 110–10   Guram Pherselidze 5–1
Win 109–10   Ioseb Chugoshvili 3–0
Win 108–10   Radomir Petković 3–0
Win 107–10   Ioseb Chugoshvili 6–0 2013-02-02 2013 Vehbi Emre Tournament     Istanbul
Win 106–10   Mahdi Nouri 4-0
Win 105–10   Alikhan Ayubov 5–0
Win 104–10   Levan Arabuli 4-0 Fall
Win 103–10   Guram Pherselidze 2–0 2012-08-05 2012 Summer Olympics     London
Loss 102–10   Mijaín López 0–3
Win 102–9   Dremiel Byers 3–0
Win 101–9   Evgeni Orlov 3–0
Win 100–9   Yongmin Kim 8–0 Tech Fall 2012-05-19 World Cup     Saransk
Win 99–9   Bálint Lám 4 : 1 (2:1)
Win 98–9   Vachagan Yeghiazaryan 6–0 (4–0)
Win 97–9   Zaur Mehraliev 3–1 (2–0)
Win 96–9   Khasan Baroev 5–0 (2–0) 2012-03-06 2012 European Championship     Belgrade
Win 95–9   Mihály Deák-Bárdos 3–0 (2–0)
Win 94–9   Ioseb Chugoshvili 3–0 (2–0)
Win 93–9   Guram Pherselidze 5–0 (2–0)
Win 92–9   Yury Patrikeyev 3–1
Win 91–9   Xenofon Koutsioumpas 6–0 2011-12-10 FILA Test Tournament     London
Win 90–9   Łukasz Banak 7–4
Win 89–9   Marijus Grygelis 4–2
Win 88–9   Yannick Szczepaniak 5–0
Win 87–9   Mijaín López 4–0 2011-09-12 World Championship     Istanbul
Win 86–9   Nurmakhan Tinaliyev 6–3
Win 85–9   Mihály Deák-Bárdos 5–0
Win 84–9   Ivan Ivanov 4–0
Win 83–9   Redhouane Chebbi 5-0-(3–0)
Win 82–9   Mihály Deák-Bárdos 3 : 0 (2:0) 2010-04-17 Golden Grand Prix     Baku
Win 81–9   Dremiel Byers 3 : 1 (2:1)
Win 80–9   Heiki Nabi 3 : 0 (2:0)
Win 79–9   Dimitri Javakhishvili 3 : 0 (2:0)
Loss 78–9   Khasan Baroev 1–3 2011-04-02 2011 European Championship     Dortmund
Win 78–8   Yury Patrikeyev 7-0
Win 77–8   Nico Schmidt 3–0
Win 76–8   Johan Eurén 3–0
Win 75–8   David Lengyel 6–0
Win 74–8   Nurmakhan Tinaliyev 3–1 2011-02-19 World Cup     Minsk
Win 73–8   Bashir Babajanzadeh 7–4
Win 72–8   Vachagan Yeghiazaryan 11–1 Tech Fall
Win 71–8   Bashir Babajanzadeh 3–0 2011-01-29 2011 Vehbi Emre Tournament     Istanbul
Win 70–8   Atilla Güzel 5–5
Win 69–8   Yessengeldy Zhalgasbaev 5–0
Win 68–8   Amir Ghasemi Monjazi 7–0 2010-10-26 Golden Grand Prix     Torino
Win 67–8   Igor Didyk 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 66–8   Vladimir Sariev 5–2
Win 65–8   Dremiel Byers 4–0 2010-09-06 2010 World Championships     Moscow
Win 64–8   Johan Eurén 3–0
Win 63–8   Dalal Dharmender 3–0
Loss 62–8   Yury Patrikeyev 0–5
Win 62–7   Mihály Deák-Bárdos 3–0
Win 61–7   Babak Ghorbani 6–0 2010-07-16 Golden Grand Prix     Baku
Win 60–7   Mihály Deák-Bárdos 6–1
Win 59–7   Otari Bolkvadze 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 58–7   Radomir Petković 5:0 (1:0)6:0 2010-04-17 2010 European Championship     Baku
Win 57–7   Mindaugas Mizgaitis 3 : 0 (2:0)
Win 56–7   Dimitri Javakhshvili 3 : 0 (2:0)
Win 55–7   Ivan Ivanov 0 : 3 (0:2)
Win 54–7   Radomir Petković 7–0 2010-03-06 Golden Grand Prix   Szombathely
Win 53–7   Shokhruddi Ayubov 9–1 Tech Fall
Win 52–7   Łukasz Banak 9–3
Loss 51–7   Yury Patrikeyev 1–4 Fall 2010-02-13 World Cup   Yerevan
Win 51–6   Aleksandr Anuchin 6–3
Win 50–6   Bashir Babajanzadeh 7–0
Win 49–6   İsmail Güzel 3–1 2010-01-30 2010 Vehbi Emre Tournament     Istanbul
Win 48–6   Mohammad Ghorbani 7–3
Win 47–6   Łukasz Banak 11–0 Tech Fall
Win 46–6   Ioseb Chugoshvili 0:3 (0:2) 2009-09-25 2009 World Championship   Herning
Loss 45–6   Mijaín López 0-3
Win 45–5   Aleksander Anuchin 5–0
Win 44–5   Yury Patrikeyev 2–0
Win 43–5   Dalal Dharmender PO 3 : 0 (2:0)
Win 42–5   Vladimir Ilnitski 3–0 2009-08-04 2009 World Junior Wrestling Championships   Ankara
Win 41–5   Bashir Babajanzadeh 2–0
Win 40–5   Shota Gogisvanidze 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 39–5   Peter Kowalczuk 6–0
Win 38–5   David Oganesyan 8–0 Tech Fall 2009-06-30 European Championship   Tbilisi
Win 37–5   Eduard Popp 6–0
Win 36–5   Marijus Grygelis 11–0 Tech Fall
Win 35–5   Vachagan Yeghiazaryan 10–0 Tech Fall
Win 34–5   Panagiotis Papadopoulos 7–0 Fall 2009-06-25 2009 Mediterranean Games     Pescara
Win 33–5   Daniele Ficara 11–0 Tech Fall
Win 32–5   Akil Al-Fahli 11–0 Tech Fall
Loss 31–5   Aleksander Anuchin 0–2 2009-04-04 2009 European Championship,   Vilnius
Win 31–4   Guram Pherselidze 3–1
Loss 30–4   Mindaugas Mizgaitis 2–4 2008-08-12 2008 Olympic Games   Beijing
Win 30–3   Bashir Babajanzadeh 4–1 2008-07-29 2008 World Junior Wrestling Championships   Istanbul
Win 29–3   Peter Kowalczuk 12–0 Tech Fall
Win 28–3   Murat Ramonov 13–0 Tech Fall
Win 27–3   Ramin Shakarishvili 6–1
Win 26–3   Peter Kowalczuk 12–0 Tech Fall
Win 25–3   Ivan Ivanov 7–0 2008-07-05 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament   Sofia
Win 24–3   Cesar Faghian 8–0 Tech Fall
Win 23–3   Guram Pherselidze 3–0 2008-06-27 Golden Grand Prix   Baku
Win 22–3   Atilla Güzel 4–3
Win 21–3   Jalal Bahadurov 9–1 Tech Fall
Loss 20–3   Soslan Farniev 3–4 2007-08-21 2007 World Junior Wrestling Championships   Beijing
Win 20–2   Artem Tsepovatenko 7–1
Win 19–2   Vitali Sivakov FALL 9–1 Tech Fall
Win 18–2   Abdulmalik Sartbaev FALL 8–2
Win 17–2   Yannick Szczepaniak 10–1 Tech Fall 2007-08-04 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament   Sofia
Win 16–2   Yekta Güzel 11–5
Win 15–2   Mehdi Sharabiani 3–1
Win 14–2   Madis Sihimets 3–1 2007-06-26 2007 European Juniors Wrestling Championships   Belgrade
Win 13–2   Dimitri Javakhishvili 6–1
Loss 12–2   Soslan Farniev Injury
Win 12–1   Antonios Vousourelis 13–3 Tech Fall
Win 11–1   Wojciech Zieziulewicz 5–1 2006-07-25 2006 European Cadets Wrestling Championships   Istanbul
Win 10–1   Stavris Khadzhiev 6–0
Win 9–1   David Tergyei 4–0
Win 8–1   Anastasios Bratsiotis 10–1 Tech Fall
Loss 7–1   Ivan Nemeth Disq. 2006-07-04 2006 European Juniors Wrestling Championships   Szombathely
Win 7–0   Georgi Zlatanski 3–1
Win 6–0   Ioannis Arzoumanidi 10–0 Tech Fall
Win 5–0   Tomasz Ratajczyk 7–3
Win 4–0   Ibragim Stankiev 4–1 2005-07-12 2005 European Cadets Wrestling Championships   Tirana
Win 3–0   Faghian Cesar 10–0 Tech Fall
Win 2–0   Vladimir Karchava 7–1
Win 1–0   Oliver Hassler 10–0 Tech Fall

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database".
  2. ^ "Rıza Kayaalp". turksporu.com.tr. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Kayaalp Riza profile page". Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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  6. ^ "17. Akdeniz Oyunları'nın resmi açılışı gerçekleşti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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  8. ^ Turkish athlete wins gold in European wrestling event. Aa.com.tr (24 March 2013). Retrieved on 20 July 2021.
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  10. ^ Turkish male wrestlers win World Championship medals. Aa.com.tr (13 September 2014). Retrieved on 20 July 2021.
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  18. ^ Turkey's Rıza Kayaalp clinches gold in World Wrestling Championship. Daily Sabah. 17 September 2019
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